The Illusion of Hair- Growing Facial Hair
I have decided that I am going to write a series of posts about different ways you can help to improve the illusion of having a full head of growing hair.
That’s what a full cap does. It gives the illusion that you have a full head of hair, even if you are like me and are bald as cue ball. But as with any good illusion, it can involve more than just the prop itself to make it look more realistic.
In this post I want to talk about facial hair.
Recently I started to grow out my beard for my Halloween costume (which will documented in a future post, since it involves hair!) and I started to realize that having a beard not only helped to balance out my facial features, but it also helps to improve the realism of my full cap. Here is a picture-
What is it about the facial hair that helps improve the look of the hairpiece?
I think it is a couple of different things.
First of all, it draws the eye away from your hairline.
Secondly, it “flows” into the unit, further removing any suspicion someone might have, even if there is something that is a little bit off from time to time.
Third, it is an association thing. When most people think of a hairpiece they don’t think of the guy having a full beard, or any facial hair for that matter.
Finally, although the color of my facial hair is different than the hair on my head (as it is with many people) I also think that the “color congruency” is another factor. They might not be the same color, texture, etc., but if they look like they could feasibly be growing from the same person, it helps make your “fake” hair look more real.
Just as some guys look better bald than others do, some people look better with facial hair than others. I think in my case with the shape of my face and my features it actually improves my overall appearance. This is the first time I have really grown any facial hair since I started wearing and they seem to work well together.
Stay tuned for more Illusion of Hair posts in the near future!
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Definitely looks good, and it will certainly throw most suspicious people off your scent.
If I decide to go full cap, I’m not sure if I could get away with that, because my facial hair is quickly turning white. Then again, there are some guys who have gray in their beards, but little or none in their head hair.
Out of curiosity, since your unit is a fixed size, is there any way you could trying positioning the hairline *slightly* lower to see how it looks? Or would that make the nape too high in the back?
My hairline is funny. A fraction of an inch too far forward or backward and it doesn’t look right at all. This attachment is right on. If you saw it from the side you would see what I am talking about.
What you are seeing is the fact that I look better with a comb forward style, but I like to change it up with a little hairline exposure from time to time.
My hairline has to remain exactly where it is at, but I am going to bring the temple points a little further forward on future orders and leave extra length in the front when I get them cut in.